Timepiece



Feb. 9 1926.

N. P. WALTERS TIME'PIECE Filed March 12, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l [Hi diamalikozucq a Feb. 9, 1926. 1,572,097

N. P. -WALTERS TIMEPIEGE Filed March 12, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J v M /7h 4 I M 277 4 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES NILS P. WALTERS, 0F FORTMADISON, IOWA.

TIMEPIECE.

Application filed March 12, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NILs P. WALTERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Timepiece, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention has reference to time pieces such as clocks or thelike, the object of the invention being to provide a novel form of timepiece wherein the dial revolves and the hand remains stationary.

An important object of the invention is to provide a time piece thatwill embody comparatively few parts and one wherein it is possible todetermine time, by the use of a dial and single hand.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a time piece constructed inaccordance with the. present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the time piece.

Figure 3 is a fragmental elevational view of one edge of the dialsupporting disk.

Figure 4 is an elevational View a part of the gear casing being brokenaway.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesthe support for the time piece, which may be in the form of a bar.

Supported at the upper end of the sup port 5 and extending laterallytherefrom, is a shaft 6 on which the disk 7 is mounted, the disk actingas a support for the dial 8 on which are formed spaced lines 5 extendingappreciable distances from the edge of the dial and dividing the dialinto spaces in dicating hours of the day. At the ends of Serial No.14,999.

these lines large numbers 9 are formed. The spaces between the largenumbers are divided by lines 6 shorter than the firstmentioned linesdividing the spaces into minutes, the last mentioned lines beingarranged in step-like formation and varying in length to a lineintermediate the lines 5. Mounted on the support 5 and disposed underthe disk '7 is a gear casing indicated at 10 and in which suitable clockgearing not shown is housed, the gearing being such as to operate theshaft 12 at a predetermined speed.

Mounted on the shaft 12 is a pulley 18, the periphery of the pulleybeing provided with teeth let which are bent laterally and arranged instaggered relation with respect to each other providing a groove for thereception of the flexible member 15 that is shown as passing thereover.

The periphery of the disk 7 also embodies a plurality of teeth 16 thatare also bent laterally and arranged in staggered relation with eachother providing a groove to receive the flexible member 15 so thatmovement of the disk 13 is transmitted to the disk 7.

The reference character 17 indicates a hand that is secured to thesupport 5 so that the head thereof will extend in proximity to thenumbers on the dial to the end that by observing the position of numberson the dial with respect to the hand 17, it will be possible todetermine time.

Vhen the dial has moved to a position as indicated by Figure 1, the timeis twelve oclock and as the dial moves in an anticlockwise direction sothat the numeral 5 at the left of the hand 17, falls opposite the end ofthe hand 17, the time will be five minutes after twelve. As the dialcontinues to rotate, certain numbers will fall opposite the indicatinghand indicating the time of the day.

I claim In a time piece, a dial having lines formed thereon, the linesextending inwardly from the edge thereof and terminating appreciabledistances from the edge, the spaces between the lines indicating hoursof the day, said 100 dial having lines shorter than the first mentionedlines dividing the spaces between the first mentioned lines into spacesindicating minutes, the last mentioned lines varying in length, andhaving their inner ends arranged in step-like; relationwith respecttoeach other and varying in 1engths to lines intermediate the firstmentioned lines, an indieating hand cooperating with the dial toindicate time, and means for rotatingrthe dial.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

NILS PL WALTERS.

